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South African Legends: The 1898 Sammy Marks Gold Tickey

The infamous “gold “Sammy Marks Tickey” of 1898 The legendary Sammy Marks tickey of 1898 is a very rare coin struck by or on behalf of...

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Numismatic Legends: The 1916-T GEA Gold 15 Rupien (Tabora Pound)

The German East Africa (GEA) gold 15 Rupien struck in Tabora (a town in then German occupied East Africa) in 1916 occupies a special...

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Numismatic Articles by Pierre H. Nortje: The so-called “Big Five” Coins of the ZAR

The lion, leopard, elephant, rhinoceros and buffalo are the much-loved five large African mammals, fondly called the “Big Five”....